Mount HermonNJ
Population 207: a town settled in 1875.
Is Mount Hermon a good place to live?
Mount Hermon’s midpoint age is 59 years, against 42 years in New Jersey’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Mount Hermon. Mount Hermon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
207 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mount Hermon.
Most of Mount Hermon’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Hackettstown (6%), Mansfield Township (5%) and Hope Township (5%). The share of residents in Mount Hermon who live below the poverty line: 16%. Half commute less than 24 miles. The typical journey to work locally is 33 minutes.
| Mount Hermon | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Mount Hermon, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 18° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 23 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of New Jersey and the rest of the country, more of Mount Hermon’s adults have high blood pressure
In Mount Hermon, 13% of adults binge drink, and 13% report frequent mental distress. Against the New Jersey average, Mount Hermon comes out ahead on 10 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 7. Also worth knowing: among adults locally, 17% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Mount Hermon | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 32% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Mount Hermon | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.2% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.2% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Mount Hermon: inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Nearly two thirds of Mount Hermon’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 13%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Mount Hermon
Drew University and 90 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Hermon. Close and well known come first.
32 mi LandmarkDrew University
16 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
37 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
39 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium
7 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
37 mi LakeLake WallenpaupackPhoto credits
Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Mount Hermon: who provides what
Mount Hermon is unincorporated, so Warren County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Mount Hermon for work
Where Mount Hermon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Hermon
About 1 of every 100 Mount Hermon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
About Mount Hermon
Populated place in Warren County, New Jersey, US
Mount Hermon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Hope Township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that was defined as part of the 2010 United States census. As of the 2020 census, Mount Hermon had a population of 172.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 472 ft
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